We will call the committee to order. I ask unanimous consent that the chairman be authorized to declare recess any time during todays hearing. That is so ordered. As a reminder, members insert a document in the record please email them. At this point i will recognize myself for the purposes of an Opening Statement. We are here today to discuss the initial federal response to march 26, 2024, Early Morning incident involving the cargo vessel and Francis Scott key bridge in baltimore, maryland, which resulted in the subsequent collapse of the bridge. The first one at all and six workers who sadly perished. I want to express our condolences and offer prayers to the families and their loved ones. I also want to express our appreciation to the harbor pilot and the Maryland Police authority who saved countless lives close in the bridge prior to the incident and all the First Responders who were obviously involved in that process. Finally, i want to commend the federal, state, and local offici
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My name is robert i am a Council Member here in gaithersburg. Welcome to the 7th annual book festival and thank you for coming out on his wet morning. The weather should be breaking soon. I would like to put it out there that gaithersburg is a wonderful city and supports arts and humanities. We are pleased to bring you this fabulous event and thank our generous supporters and volunteers. When you see them, play a hearty thank you for the consideration of everyone here, please silence all devices. If you are tweeting today you can use the g bshbf. Complete a survey for a chance to win a 100 visa gift card. Kristen green is our author today and she will be signing books after the presentation. Copies of the book are on sale in the politics and pros tent. A great partner for us this your. This is a free event but it helps us sell books. Purchasing backs from our par inter, politics and pros benefits the local economy, supports local jobs and the book festival. If you enjoy the program and
Venturing in to the heart of motorcycle madness. A revved up watters world ahead. Caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone from southern california. The factor begins right now. Hi, im bill oreilly reporting from los angeles. Thanks for watching us tonight. As president obama returns from vacation, the threats from overseas mount. That is the subject of this evenings talking points memo. We live in a dangerous world and under president obama its becoming even more dangerous yet millions of americans are not paying attention. And that in itself is dangerous. Reports over the weekend say that russian tanks have now moved in to southeastern ukraine. We dont know the extent of that. But we do know the russian tyrant putin continues to challenge president obama. In china, warplanes apparently buzzed a u. S. Navy surveillance jet over international waters. The pentagon calls the situation provocative. And the isis Army Continues its carnage in the middle east. Its now captured an air
Venturing in to the heart of motorcycle madness. A revved up watters world ahead. Caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone from southern california. The factor begins right now. Hi, im bill oreilly reporting from los angeles. Thanks for watching us tonight. As president obama returns from vacation, the threats from overseas mount. That is the subject of this evenings talking points memo. We live in a dangerous world and under president obama its becoming even more dangerous yet millions of americans are not paying attention. And that in itself is dangerous. Reports over the weekend say that russian tanks have now moved in to southeastern ukraine. We dont know the extent of that. But we do know the russian tyrant putin continues to challenge president obama. In china, warplanes apparently buzzed a u. S. Navy surveillance jet over international waters. The pentagon calls the situation provocative. And the isis Army Continues its carnage in the middle east. Its now captured an air